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Pizatto white pottery Italian set of 4 Salad Plates $2.99

Italian Art Pottery Bud Vase Signed White Aqua Yellow $14.99

Japanese Pottery Hagi SAKE-cup White Hagi $26.00

RETRO BLUE & WHITE STRIPEY DESIGNED STAFFORDSHIRE CHEF Ware Pottery Milk Jug $7.80

Handmade Pottery Cream Pitcher Sugar Bowl White Blue accents Artist Signed $24.99

Atomic Retro Black White Splotch Art Pottery Ashtray Marked DC $6.50

2 ANTIQUE NEWWHARF Pottery England BLUE & WHITE Transfer Ware PLATES C1900 $15.62

Frankoma Left Foot Money Coin Boot Bank Usa Pottery White $35.00

Vintage Imperial Art Pottery Green Serving Dish Planter White Speckled Glaze USA $7.99

Buffalo Pottery Green & White Rectangular Serving Dish $12.99

Camark Pottery Camden Arkansas matte miniature white Pitcher Bowl orig sticker $11.00

6″ Handcrafted Pottery Pitcher – Blue and White Textured Pitcher – Hand Thrown $24.99

LA PRIMULA Vintage Italian Pottery Fruit Salad Bowl 12 Inch White with Stripes $39.95

VINTAGE UPCO WHITE Planter Pottery UNGERMACH 6″ 104 $3.99

Vintage Delft Pottery Bird VASE w COAT OF ARMS Heraldry Blue White $69.49

VINTAGE Delft Blue and White Dutch Shoe PLANTER Pottery Bulb Container Clog $12.95

Washington’s Home in Mount Vernon, Historic Green & White Buffalo Pottery $9.99

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Arizona Art Pottery Turquoise, Blue & White Plates, Bowls, Mugs Beautiful $455.00

California Pottery White w/ Pink Roses Dish Platter Caliente-Haldeman Pottery $12.50

Antique Green and White Pottery Bowl with Floral Design $15.00

Brush Mccoy Art Pottery White #064 Vase! $55.96

Signed Hand Painted Pottery Wall Hanging Art Plate Dish, White Green Pink Floral $23.99

Shawnee Pottery White Hand Painted Miniature White Basket USA $7.99

Shawnee Pottery Beige With White Splatter Planter #5001 $6.99

Whites Pottery, Utica NY Antique Blue Salt Glaze Pitcher – Prosit – 1890 – 1907 $115.00

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Oriental Pottery

The first Oriental pottery making in China was contemporary with the civilization of Rome. It is one of the oldest of the arts of the Far East and shows a consistent development up to the nineteenth century of our era.

The cultural background of China, as well as knowledge of the customs, rituals and religions, should be understood to fully appreciate this art and what it signifies.

The symbolism of Chinese decoration is inexhaustible. There is a story wrapped up in every piece of ornament, understandable only to the student of this art. A bundle of books, for instance, is emblematic of scholarship.

Ribbons tied in bow-knots on books, wood frames (http://www.ferche.com/), and baskets of flowers, give to these emblems a religious character. The dragon, a monster of great significance, is emblematic of divine power. The Chinese are by nature fond of flowers and all natural beauty.

The styles of the potter’s art in China are designated by the names of the reigning dynasties, of which the last two, the Ming and Ch’ing, are the most important to the decorator of today because they are practically the only styles of which examples are still available to the general public. The earlier productions are found only in museums or in valuable private collections. The important dynasties in which pottery and porcelains were produced are as follows:

960-1127: Northern Sung: Literature and printing.

1127-1280: Southern Sung: Golden Age of landscape painting and pottery. Earliest porcelains made to imitate bronze form.

1280-1368: Yuan-Mongol: Follows tradition.

1368-1643: Ming: Art follows past models especially T’ang Dynasty.

1644-1851: Ch’ing: Manchu emperors – Great age of porcelains, jades, and cut stones.

The two last Chinese dynasties were those that influenced the western art to a great extent in the eighteenth century. These two are known as the Ming (1368-1643) and Ch’ing (1644-1851).

During the Ming dynasty all the arts were greatly encouraged. In the making of porcelain a great variety of colors used-plain colored glazes, which up to this time furnished the chief decoration on engraved picture frames (http://www.ferche.com), became less popular as monochrome pattern decorations were developed.

This was the period of the blue and white porcelains, in which flower patterns in several shades of blue were placed on a cream colored field and the whole covered with a glaze of a very faint bluish tinge.

Occasionally the colors were reversed and White Flowers were placed on a blue background. Toward the end of the Ming period, we find additional variety in the technique of color decoration and of patterns, and the beginning of polychrome decoration.

In the Ch’ing dynasty the emperors, K’ang Hsi (1662-1722) and his grandson Ch’ien Lung (1736-1795), took a tremendous interest in the making of porcelain, and an extensive trade was carried on with European countries. The potters of this time reached their greatest height in technical skill.

A great variety of porcelains were made, including the already discussed blue and white pattern, the most typical of which was the familiar hawthorn jar, showing the hawthorn blossom on a background that imitated a pattern of crackled ice.

The design symbolized the passing of winter and the coming of spring. These jars were presented as gifts along with on the Chinese New Year’s day, which occurred a little later in the spring than ours. They were filled with candy, tea or preserved ginger.

Polychrome decoration of enamel colors of various delicate shades painted on the original glazed porcelain picture frames resulted in the most glorious creations. The enamel paints were applied to the surface of the original glazed piece and made more permanent by means of re-firing at a temperature lower than the original firing, as the enamel colors could not stand the high degree of heat necessary for firing the body of the piece itself.

The potters at this period created the porcelains known to us in the French terms of “Famille Noire,” “Famille Verte,” and the “Famille Hose,” which are used to designate the porcelains with the enameled colored decorations applied, the predominating background colors being, respectively, black, green, and rose.

Such a variety of decorative designs and amazing colors have never been equaled, and the decorations include a great variety of flower patterns in their natural colorings placed on the background colors described above.

Other patterns were made showing scenes of domestic life, court scenes, historical and mythological subjects, the familiar dragon and phoenix bird of the most gorgeous plumage, landscapes, sacred mountains, butterflies, insects, the Buddhist emblems and many others too numerous to mention.

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Pottery with name on bottom “etel tarolasara alkamatlani”. Where from, who made and what is it?

This is a Dark Blue pitcher with raised white decorations about 6 1/2 Inches High and has a handle.

Sounds like a puzzler. My guess would be that it is Greek (however that doesen’t sound like Greek on on the base, save for the first word). If you are sure that you are reading the mark correctly your next clue to the origins of the pitcher should be the shape. Certain countries commonly used certain shapes. For instance in Hungary and Romania a tall “skinny” pitcher with a cone shaped mouth and no lip. In Mexico, Italy and Spain, the pitchers commonly have an almost Heart Shape when views from the top with a wide upper rim which is lobed to form the spout. Greek potters typically prefer to have “waisted” jugs with long handles.
If this isn’t any help try the decoration.
You say it dark blue with a raised white decoration.
If the decoration is unglazed (Terra Cotta like feel to the touch) it is what is referred to as Jasperware (when from england) or Basalt Stoneware (when from other parts of the world). Generally these wares are decorated with patterns consisting of figures.
If the piece is glazed it is very most likely either “slipware” (a type of pottery where the piece is glazed and then decorated with a lighter clay mixed with water called “slip”) or Faience (a type of earthenware which is decorated in several firings and has a tin oxide glaze).
Slipware patterns generally have a very “Folky” style to them and can be very abstract. Romanian and Hungarian potters preferred to decorate their slipware with a tulip/onion Flower Pattern. Italians and Spanish potters prefer vine like decorations usually containing small birds and flowers.
I hope that this helps you come a little closer to identifying your pitcher-Sankaat

Raku Pottery Demonstration at White Hart 2008